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24 February 2026 226 comments
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Joe’s highly popular ‘Goals Imminent’ statistics from the Members Area is the basis for this weekly article.

Heading towards Gameweek 28 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), we try to identify some more underachieving players who look ‘due’ for a goal and/or assist.

Naturally, we’ll attempt to assess whether they’re unlucky, suffering a rare blip, or just aren’t particularly good.


LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES

FPL notes: Spurs' centre-halves + Wilson keep up fine goal records

Top of our table was Raul Jimenez (£6.1m) and, sure enough, he scored twice in Fulham’s win at Sunderland. A chunk of the Mexican’s minutes were predictably snatched by Rodrigo Muniz (£5.3m) but, if that hour brings a brace, no problem!

Additionally, as owners of Chelsea’s defensive assets know, Zian Flemming (£5.3m) denied the Blues a clean sheet in stoppage time.

GOALS IMMINENT

 

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  1. Viper
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Would you do;

    A. Enzo -> Dango. Start Elliot Anderson. Roll to 3Fts

    B. Rice, Enzo, Bowen -> Dango, Wilson & Ekitike (3Fts). Bench Anderson

    (Rice -> Wilson needed for Ekitike funds).

    1. bigdip
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      B for me

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      A

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      A

  2. bigdip
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Start:
    A) Rice CHE (H)
    B) Rogers WOL(A)

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      B

  3. marpy016
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Lots of questions:

    Who to start (have Gabriel):

    A) Raya
    B) Dubravka

    Who to bench:

    1) VVD
    2) Gabriel
    3) Senesi
    4) Thiaw

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Why would you think to bench VVD???

    2. bigdip
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Tough but id say A4

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Not fully explained - I'm guessing on 'who to bench' is just the one single person

      Who to start
      A) Raya (chelsea played twice recently/lost both games)

      Who to bench:
      4) Thiaw

    4. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Start Raya, bench Gabriel

  4. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Start Gabriel or Nunez?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Who's Nunez?

      1. The Hunt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Pedant

  5. AbsolutelyNoIdea
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Any love for Konate as a cheaper route to Liverpool defense?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Nah. Go VVD imo.

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      no

  6. DagheMunegu
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    A Wilson
    B Dango
    C Rayan

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      That was so lazy, I felt compelled to go look through your posts. You've not really added much to the site.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Yellow card?

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 months, 20 days ago

          Might even be worth a red you know.

  7. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Roll, or sell one of Palmer/Pedro?

    Dubravka (Kelleher)
    Gabriel, Virgil, O'Reilly, Dalot, Hill
    BrunoF, Semenyo, Rogers
    Thiago, Haaland

    Pedro, Palmer, KDH

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      I've sold Palmer for what it's worth

    2. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Thats a tricky benching decision...Ars have been conceding, lookba bit shaky, Chelsea likely score and Palmer could be involved

  8. Viper
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Would you start Hill or Elliot Anderson?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Hill!

  9. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    3ft.
    Whats best use of ft?
    A) Raya + Chalobah to Kelleher + VVD
    B) Gabriel to VVD. 1ft(Got alot of investment in gabriel and was looking to keep him)
    C) Chalobah + Rogers to VVD + Szoboszlai

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Not a major fan of any to be honest. They all kind seem unnecessary.

      Chalobah -> VVD I get, but not sure about the way it's been funded

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      I like C out of those

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      c

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    I'm settled on this

    I think

    Chalabah to Nico O'R
    Enzo to Rayan

    +£1.4m

    Roll 1 further FT

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Yup. +1 from me

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      NOR is still a buy?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Yep

        With the fixtures

        Better late than never

        In going back to him.

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      yes

  11. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Mbappe out for tomorrow according to Spanish newspaper?

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Yeah. Had to leave training early.

      A major doubt for tomorrow.

  12. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Bodo & Glint 1-0.

    Inter on their way out of UCL.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Aggregate 4-1 for Bodo & Glimt.

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Bodo Glimt are actually good

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Thoughts on Timber, Enzo & Mane to Nico OR, Elliot Anderson & Thiago for -4?

    Raya
    Gabriel Timber Konsa
    Bruno Mbeumo Rogers Enzo
    Haaland Ekitike Mane

    Roefs Garner Tarkowski Alderete

  15. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Bodo & Glimt 2-0.

    It's all over for Inter Milan.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Inter score, but it's not going to be enough.

    2. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Brilliantly done by Bodø. Can't wait for Eliteserien fantasy to open its doors tomorrow!

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Is Hauge the equivalent of Haaland in the game?

        1. TallestJohn
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 20 days ago

          Started last season more like the equivalent of this season's Salah like but finished strongly.

  16. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Bench one:

    A) Palmer (ars)
    B) Rogers (wol)
    C) Wilson (TOT)

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Wow. Tough.

      Probably C based on price but looking at A in your team isn't great this week either

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Very reluctantly i would bench A, but it could backfire massively.

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Definitely A

  17. Viper
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    I'm pretty set on doing Bowen -> Ekitike but I need to fund it. Which one looks better?

    A. Rice -> Wilson

    B. Timber -> Andersen

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      A

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      A

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Is VVD really worth it? I am tempted to do chalobah to hill instead?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Both good, depends how you need the funds

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      I've got both the last few weeks and been pretty happy, hope they continue

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Cheers both.

  19. Manani
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    got this front 8, who would you bench?

    Rogers Rice Dango Wilson Wirtz
    JP Haaland Ekiteke

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      A Xmas is over 🙂
      B jp

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Either JP or Rice

    3. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Between JP and Rice, probably JP.

    4. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Rice

    5. Kingy109
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Rice is on set pieces, Arsenal score a lot of goals that way and Chelsea are vulnerable to conceding a set piece goal. I think Rice is worth a start. Probably gets Def con too. Bench JP?

      1. GunnerStorm
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        This

  20. Kantelele
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Mbeumo injury update ? Nothing serious ?

    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      I reckon he’s fine, we’d of probably heard something by now if it was serious I guess.

    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Cramp I think.

  21. Kantelele
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Better move :
    A) Sanchez —> Kelleher
    B) Ndiaye —> Wilson

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      B

  22. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    You can fit the entire population of Bodø inside the San Siro and still have 20k empty seats 😆

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Classic

  23. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Kelleher
    Timber Guehi* Gab O'Reilly
    Palmer Enzo* Bruno Mbeumo
    Haaland Thiago

    Dubs Anderson Kroupi Andersen

    2ft and 0.2m itb

    Thinking:
    A Enzo & Guehi to Wilson & VvD
    B Enzo to Wilson
    C Roll and bench Enzo for Anderson

    1. GunnerStorm
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      B

  24. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Kelleher
    Gabriel - VVD - Senesi
    Rice - Mbeumo - Wilson - Bruno F - Wirtz
    Haaland - Pedro
    ____________________________________
    Dubravka: Munoz: Kroupi Jr: Mukiele

    Is it worth taking a couple of hits to do Kroupi + Munoz + Mukiele > Thiago + Hill + O’Reilly for exact funds and bench boosting?

    Already played WC and wouldn’t be too focused on bench players anyway.

    Probs not worth it but just wondered on some opinions.
    Cheers gents!

    1. Raoul Nogues
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Why OReilly ?

      1. RICICLE
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Just him playing OOP and looking quite sharp and could easily bench him for the blank

    2. GunnerStorm
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Not for a 'couple' of hits

      1. RICICLE
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 20 days ago

        Cheers

  25. Runnerboy31
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Thoughts on these two options:

    Timber and Esteve to Ajer and Thiaw or Timber and Potts to Ajer and Wilson.

    I reckon by 31 I own all three but it’s an order thing.

    Annoyingly I’m 0.1 off Timber and Potts to Thiaw and Wilson which is the option I actually want

  26. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel Dalot VanHecke
    Fernandes Semenyo Tavernier Wilson
    Haaland Thiago Ekitike

    Dubravka Rice Munoz Dorgu

    3FT, 0.1itb

    1. Save FTs
    2. Munoz Rice >> VVD Dango (or Szobo)
    3. Dorgu >> Hill

    Thanks

    1. GunnerStorm
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      3.

  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Would you have Clarence Seedorf in the top 10 Dutch players of all time?

    Cruyff, Van Basten, Gullitt the top 3?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Bergkamp Koeman Neeskens Rijkaard Robben Van Persie ... agree with top 3

  28. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Which one you prefer:
    1. Chalobah to Oreilly, Enzo to Wilson or Rayan (2FT) and bench Bowen
    2. Chalobah to Oreilly, Bowen to Ekitike, Enzo to Wilson/Rayan (3FT) and bench Wilson/Rayan

    1. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      1 Wilson

  29. Absolutely Muñozed
    4 months, 20 days ago

    Enzo to
    1. Wilson
    2. Dango

    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 days ago

      Wilson

  30. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 days ago

    If Man Utd keep a clean sheet against Palace fantasy managers gonna start taking notice of the defence. I suspect Dalot at 4.5m is the best bet.